The Young Master of the Igantia Family

The man looked to be about 20, not extremely old, but had a ferociously powerful aura about him. He hops off the hilt of the sword and for a moment, his right foot digs into the debris, launching himself towards the pair. His right hand grabbed the sword and he leaped out in an explosive showing of force, rocketing towards them. Instead of heading for Lia first, he aims for Lin Ke. "Might as well take out the trash first." He said nonchalantly. Swinging the sword in front of him, he points in straight forwards as he shoots through the air.

'Lin Ke! Watch out!' Lily's voice calls from inside his head. She sounds frustrated that she's unable to move and help. Lin Ke however, is unable to move in time. The insane speed at which he was approaching gave Lin Ke no time to react. He could only stand helplessly as he watched the blade inch ever closer. Instinctively, Lin Ke closes his eyes.

*Clang* A loud metallic sound rings out in front of Lin Ke. Surprised, he opens his eyes to the tip of the black robed assassin's sword about a feet away from his face. Fading away was the glow of an ethereal image.

The black robe assassin hopped back a few feet, and looked toward the doorway of the dining room. Lin Ke's eyes followed him. Standing at the doorway was the master of this household, the grandfather of Lia, Master Sal Quinn. In his hand was a silver white brush, and energy was flowing around it.

"Grandpa!" Lia couldn't help but shout. She had a worried look on her face, but she didn't know how to interfere in the fight.

"Cheh. It's the old man of the Artifex family. Can't believe you haven't kicked the bucket yet." The blck robed assassin sneered. "Do you really think that your art can defeat a weapon forged by the third ancestor of the Igantia Family?"

Master Sal had an expression of hatred on his face, and he looked at the black robed assassin like Master Sal would rip him apart at first opportunity. "Gedeon Igantia, huh? The young master of the Igantia family…" Master Sal tried to maintain a calm voice. "All grown up now, aren't you? If I remember correctly, this year, you should be 22? Come to carry out the mission your family assigned you? I won't let you."

He turns towards Lin Ke and Lia, "Stay away from this fight. I will handle it myself."

The man Master Sal called Gedeon sneered at him, and without any more to say, leapt straight towards Master Sal. "Shut up, Old Man! You didn't die all this time, it's time for me to send you off then! Do you know how hard it was to track you down? What a pain!"

Gedeon swung his sword in beautiful arcs through the air, and soared towards Master Sal. However, instead of attempting to dodge, Master Sal lifts his brush.

Lin Ke stares on the sideline in surprise. 'How is he supposed to defend against a sword with a brush? Master Sal must have gone insane!'

However, Master Sal still had a very angered look on his face. He sweeps the brush through the air, leaving thin trails of glowing lines in the air.

"World Canvas: Sword Creation Art!" Master Sal shouts as three ethereal swords take form. At the same time, the clash with the singular blade of Gedeon. In a rapid series of quick attacks and defenses, Gedeon leaps backwards for a moment, to regain his footing before leaping forwards again. This time, he traces his blade with his flaming left hand.

"Flame Speedforge Blade Technique: Strengthen!" He yells as he comes closer. His sword instantly glows a deep red color. The speed of the blade went up to another level, and it left Master Sal's ethereal blades constantly struggling to keep up. Master Sal had to continuously retreat in an attempt to dodge. Despite it being three blades against one, Master Sal was being left at a disadvantage. Slowly, Master Sal was being pushed back. Watching from the sidelines, Lia grips Lin Ke's arm unconsciously. She was biting her lips in nervousness. A slash grazed him on his arm, another on his cheek. She wanted to call out to him, but she was afraid of disturbing his concentration. After about a minute of ferocious battling, they both backed off to take a breather.

Gedeon smirked and laughed, "Haha! Not bad, Old Man! Too bad the younger generation will replace the older!" He said seeing Master Sal's sweat soaked brows. The cut on his cheek was dripping blood nonstop and gave him a very pitiful look. Then, a surprised expression appears on Gedeon's face. He felt something trickling down his arm and looked down in time to see a small flying knife fading away.

Gedeon had a shocked expression on his face, as if he didn't expect to be wounded. He cracks a wicked grin. "Hoho! Not bad! Not bad at all, Old Man! I guess you still have a few tricks up your sleeve still!" Gedeon brings his sword in front of him. "Guess it's time for me to get serious. I don't have time to play all day after all!"

This time, he grabs the blade with his flaming left hand, and holds onto it, slowly sliding his hand across the blade. A sizzling sound can be heard, and the parts of the blade he touches all turn into fiery red hot goo. The goo separates into about 10 individual pieces, each cooling down to form a smaller shard, a small part of the blade.

"Crimson Shard Sword Secret Skill: Dismantled Blade!" He roars, shooting towards Master Sal. The missing blade on his sword had been replaced by a flaming blade of energy. "It's time I ended you, Old Man!"